Poetic Meter and Poetic Form"This book might be required reading for all students of poetry because it makes wonderfully clear the relationship of metrics to the formal achievement of meaning ... Fussell's command of his subject and his never-failing common sense will guarantee ... enrichment for anyone who takes the time to read this book."--Frank Lentricchia, Jr., PoetryDonated by Prabu Vasan. |
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... effects on the reader actually are . The trans- mission of expressive rhythm to the reader is always the result of artistic illusion , and the effect that works , no matter how " impossible " or " illogical , " is the only one to be ...
... effects on the reader actually are . The trans- mission of expressive rhythm to the reader is always the result of artistic illusion , and the effect that works , no matter how " impossible " or " illogical , " is the only one to be ...
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... effects - the effect of sudden movement or of a surprising emphasis or of a change in direction or tone - although , as we have seen , any foot ( even the spondee ) which constitutes a distinct reversal of the prevailing metrical ...
... effects - the effect of sudden movement or of a surprising emphasis or of a change in direction or tone - although , as we have seen , any foot ( even the spondee ) which constitutes a distinct reversal of the prevailing metrical ...
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... effect with impressive control and economy . Not a syllable is wasted . And we can understand something about metrical traditions , about the way certain effects enter literary history and assume almost a life of their own , by ...
... effect with impressive control and economy . Not a syllable is wasted . And we can understand something about metrical traditions , about the way certain effects enter literary history and assume almost a life of their own , by ...
Contents
The Nature of Meter | 3 |
The Technique of Scansion | 17 |
Metrical Variations | 30 |
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